tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post3084797517774629091..comments2020-05-07T22:14:30.872-04:00Comments on A BCer in Ottawa: UFOs good, Museum of Civilization bad?Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-23352777891252409842008-08-11T11:30:00.000-04:002008-08-11T11:30:00.000-04:00No Jeff, exactly the opposite. Government funding...No Jeff, exactly the opposite. Government funding on spiffy projects to buy votes is utterly wrong when we have more pressing needs. The arts are just one example.The Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762317244980526077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-44772142692008473882008-08-11T11:09:00.000-04:002008-08-11T11:09:00.000-04:00So you're saying Rat that no government spending i...So you're saying Rat that no government spending is meretorious unless it buys votes? That's an opinion, I suppose, but not one I share.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-37728981457208968102008-08-10T19:25:00.000-04:002008-08-10T19:25:00.000-04:00"The Rat" lists his industry as "education" and hi..."The Rat" lists his industry as "education" and his occupation as "instructor." I guess we can reasonnably conclude no public funds are needed for his upkeep.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-17881481934398853472008-08-10T14:48:00.000-04:002008-08-10T14:48:00.000-04:00$4,000,000 for artists to promote art outside Cana...$4,000,000 for artists to promote art outside Canada? When did that become government's responsibility? Are votes really "bought" like that? You're beginning to get to the difference between "Liberal" and "Conservative". Now if only we could cut funding to a stupid UFO conferences and a stupid 400 year parties in Quebec. Maybe then we could afford things like, oh, I don't know, training doctors? A respectable military? Extra prison space so the mantra of "overcrowding" can die? Imagine what a billion a year could buy if we ditched the redundant CBC? <BR/><BR/>I don't know about you guys but in my house we pay for necessities first, luxuries second, and we certainly don't use other people's money for those luxuries.The Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762317244980526077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-50971188458269999172008-08-08T17:54:00.000-04:002008-08-08T17:54:00.000-04:00It's not Warren Kinsella's band, Sh** from Hell?It's not Warren Kinsella's band, Sh** from Hell?Skinny Dipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12818163310102120130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-65756569808890927532008-08-08T17:15:00.000-04:002008-08-08T17:15:00.000-04:00Great post. Wonderful juxtaposition. Had no idea r...Great post. Wonderful juxtaposition. Had no idea re. UFO-fest in Shag Harbour, NS, Gerald Keddy, MP. Wonder whether indicates just how worried they are about holding riding given Casey kerfuffle. Even so, does 2000$ buy enough votes from Shag residents to offset bad publicity leading to lost votes from other residents in riding-province-country who are bemused by funding? Doubt it. But maybe enough think "way to go get the pork, Tory MP!"? Doubt it.<BR/><BR/>Très bien fait, M. C-B à T.O..Eugene Forsey Liberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538109652483033119noreply@blogger.com